1897 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1897 New Hampshire football 1897 New Hampshire football team.png 285 Team captain Hayes at front center, holding football Independent 2–5 None Fred F. Hayes College grounds, Durham, NHCentral Park, Dover, NH The 1897 New Hampshire football teamThe school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/6/24/Mascots.aspx Wild E. and Gnarlz unhwildcats.com February 14, 2020 before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white". was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic ArtsThe school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era. during the 1897 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team played a seven-game schedule and finished with a record of 2–5. Schedule Scoring during this era awarded four points for a touchdown, two points for a conversion kick (extra point), and five points for a field goal. Teams played in the one-platoon system and the forward pass was not yet legal. Games were played in two halves rather than four quarters. yes http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1895-1899_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse February 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027122227/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1895-1899_yearly_results.php October 27, 2016 Wayback Machinehttps://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web 2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 February 22, 2020 66 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead September 29 Wednesday at Exeter Academy Exeter, NH L 0–26 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/43/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly P. E. A., 26; N. H. C., 0 5 2 November 1897 43–44 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45950708/phillips-exeter-26-new-hampshire/ Phillips Exeter 26, New Hampshire College 0 Fall River Daily Evening News Fall River, Massachusetts 5 September 30, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com October 2 at Massachusetts Amherst, MA (rivalry) L 4–10 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/44/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly M. A. C., 10; N. H. C., 4 5 2 November 1897 44–45 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951054/football-season-opened/ Football Season Opened The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1 October 4, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com October 9 Tilton Seminary Durham, NH W 22–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/45/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C., 22; N. H. C. S., 0 5 2 November 1897 45 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951507/college-football-yesterday/ College Football Yesterday The Boston Globe 1 October 10, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com October 16 Dover High School Durham, NH W 34–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/45/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C., 34; D. H. S., 0 5 2 November 1897 45–46 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machine October 27 WednesdayGame date per contemporary news report in The Boston Globe; other sources place this game on October 28. 1897 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Durham, NH L 0–64 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/68/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly Bowdoin, 64; N. H. C., 0 5 3 December 1897 68–69 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951801/yesterdays-college-football/ Yesterday's College Football The Boston Globe 9 October 28, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com October 30 1897 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Central Park Dover, NH L 4–12 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/69/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Tufts, 12; N. H. C., 4 5 3 December 1897 69–70 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951939/tufts-12-n-h-college-4/ Tufts 12, N H College 4 The Boston Globe 4 October 31, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com November 3 WednesdayGame date per contemporary news report in The Boston Globe; other sources place this game on November 11. at Dover YMCA Central Park Dover, NH L 0–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/70/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C., 6; Dover, 0 5 3 December 1897 70–71 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45952162/game-at-dover-ends-in-a-row/ Game at Dover Ends in a Row The Boston Globe 3 November 4, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com The team's original schedule included games against Holy Cross, Maine, and Boston College.https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/25/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 5 1 October 1897 Foot-ball 25 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machine New Hampshire would not play these teams until 1909,http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1459 New Hampshire vs Holy Cross (MA) College Football Data Warehouse February 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910061536/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1459 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine 1903,http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 New Hampshire vs Maine College Football Data Warehouse February 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025702/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine and 1899,http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=374 New Hampshire vs Boston College (MA) College Football Data Warehouse February 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910045553/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=374 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine respectively. The October 2 game in Amherst was the first meeting in the New Hampshire–Massachusetts football rivalry.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1897 New Hampshire vs Massachusetts College Football Data Warehouse March 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915003225/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1897 September 15, 2015 Wayback Machine The final game of the season was awarded to Dover by a score of 6–0, as the New Hampshire team left the field due to rough play. The score on the field had been 6–0 in favor of New Hampshire at the time the game was abandoned. Roster Name Position Team photo location Harry E. Barnard right tackle seated, third from left Richard C. Butterfield left guard standing, third from right Henry H. Calderwood fullback on floor, second from right Guy M. Cleaveland right halfback on floor, leftmost G. S. Demerritt student manager seated, center (in suit) Dimick right guard standing, third from left Harry G. Farwell right end seated, rightmost Arthur Given center standing, center Fred H. Grover left guard (sub.) seated, third from right Hancock right end standing, leftmost Fred F. Hayes (captain) right halfback on floor, center (with football) J. Norton Hunt left end standing, rightmost Rutherford B. Lewis quarterback on floor, second from left Harry C. Mathes left tackle seated, second from right Fred D. Sanborn right guard standing, second from left Twombly left halfback (sub.) seated, second from left John E. Wilson left halfback on floor, rightmost Robert M. Wright left tackle standing, second from right York left end (sub.) seated, leftmost Source:https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/n91/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 5 3 December 1897 (photo) 50 March 1, 2020 Wayback Machine Notes References Further reading https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/59/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Charles L. Parsons The Foot-ball Season at the N. H. C. 5 3 December 1897 59–62 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machine New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football